Yearly Archives: 2004

Nextel offers interoperability with Raytheon LMR technology

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strategic alliance with Raytheon JPS Communications to allow push-to-talk interoperability between Nextel's iDEN-based service and land mobile radio...

T-Mobile selects PTT technology from Nokia

ESPOO, Finland-T-Mobile International said it will offer Nokia's Push to Talk over Cellular network solution in Germany in the fourth quarter of this year.The...

DoCoMo partners with Intel, IBM on m-commerce platform

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc., Intel Corp., and IBM Corp. said they have come together to develop a new security specification for such advanced online mobile...

ZTE claims release of smallest 3G handset

BEIJING-ZTE Corp. said it has released what it claims is the world's smallest third-generation handset.The phone, the ZTE F808, weighs 104 grams and measures...

Nextel, Amdocs extend services agreement

Amdocs and Nextel Communications Inc. have extended their managed services agreement, initially signed in 2000, by more than two years, to the end of...

Cricket chooses Comverse messaging solution

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Cricket Communications Inc. has selected Comverse's Multimedia Messaging Service Center system for multimedia content delivery.Comverse said Cricket will be able to support high-volume...

Siemens signs Indonesian contract

MUNICH, Germany-Indonesia's largest wireless carrier Telkomsel and Siemens have signed a $381 million framework agreement to expand Telkomsel's GSM network. Under the terms of...

Qualcomm announces over-the-air capability for BREW

SAN FRANCISCO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it is offering advanced firmware over-the-air update capabilities via its BREW solution.The new capabilities allow wireless operators and handset manufacturers...

Crown Castle posts solid 3Q financials

Crown Castle International Corp. posted solid third-quarter earnings results this week.Site rental revenues reached $134 million, up 11.6 percent from a year ago. U.S....

Billboard launches ring-tone chart

SAN FRANCISCO-Billboard magazine and Consect, a mobile market analysis firm, announced the Billboard Hot Ringtones chart, an aggregated chart of U.S. polyphonic ring-tone sales,...

Nokia to expand Brazilian network

ESPOO, Finland-Brazilian mobile operator TNL PCS (Oi Celular) has selected Nokia to expand its GSM/EDGE network in an $115 million deal.Nokia will expand and...

Proxim earnings flat

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. announced financial results for the third quarter that were fairly flat compared with last quarter.Revenue was $31.5 million, up slightly from...

Nextel Partners results reflect increasing revenues, free cash flow

Nextel Partners Inc.'s third-quarter financial results reflect improvements across the board.The carrier reported revenues of $337.2 million, up 29 percent from a year ago,...

Merger fanfare short-lived with downgrades

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding final government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody's...

Vogue, Samsung partner to promote technology style

NEW YORK-Fashion magazine Vogue and Samsung Telecommunications America announced a long-term partnership designed to promote technology as an essential component to style.The partnership includes...

Dobson announces $825M private placement

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Cellular Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dobson Communications Corp. announced the pricing of a private placement of $825 million of...

iPass to buy Mobile Automation for $20M

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-iPass Inc. said it has agreed to buy Mobile Automation for $20 million in an all-cash deal.Mobile Automation helps to protect mobile...

Nortel again delays financial restatements

Nortel Networks Ltd. shares dropped on the news the company will not release its quarterly and yearly results as it promised.The company said it...

Verizon Wireless teams with Yahoo! on content

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Yahoo! have teamed up to offer a solution suite featuring e-mail, mapping, news and weather-information applications to Verizon subscribers through...

Openwave posts quarterly profit, announces carrier deals

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced it achieved profitability and increased license revenues in its first-quarter fiscal-year 2005 results, released this week.Openwave reported revenues...

Carriers agree on MMS interoperability

The nation's wireless carriers have agreed to provide consumers with multimedia messaging service interoperability, a move that industry watcher say will give a much-needed...

New BlackBerry to operate on Mobitex network

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-Velocita Wireless said Research In Motion's Blackberry 5790 handheld will operate on its Mobitex network. The device will provide e-mail, an organizer, Web...

Sky Link adds Tver region to Russian CDMA 450 MHz deployment

MOSCOW-Lucent said its CDMA 450 MHz equipment has been deployed in Russia by Sky Link, a telecommunications holding company established to develop a nationwide...

U.S. wireless users top 170M

SAN FRANCISCO-The number of wireless subscribers grew by an estimated 14.5 percent during the past 12 months, while the average price of local monthly...

Audiovox releases swiveling camera phone

SAN FRANCISCO-Audiovox Communications Corp. released its CDM-8930 1.3-megapixel camera phone at this week's CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show in San Francisco.The handset, featuring...
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